The thread was titled "WoW and Alcoholism." Wordaen locked it, saying
Wordaen wrote:
After receiving some concerned PMs and reading through it myself, I think it's time to lock this thread. Sorry folks, it's done.
I'm curious as to why? The vast majority of the posts were on-topic, and spoke directly to the behavior of our players while drinking (and some while smoking) and playing WoW. The content was mostly kept clean, and the only time WoW wasn't mentioned was when the OP was called out on some of her behavior, to which she responded to a non-hostile manner.
I've never had a problem with Wordaen's behavior (and I'm damn thankful that he/she got rid of some threads quickly), but I feel that this thread might have been locked for the wrong reasons. Drinking alcohol, and indeed even smoking marijuana, seems to be an accepted recreation form that has had many humorous effects on playing the World of Warcraft. I'm just worried that a few self-righteous posters (and possibly anonymous ones) got offended by seeing the topic on an open forum, despite being obvious how it tied into our game, and demanded action.
Perhaps I'm just overly touchy, since the whole issue of lowering the drinking age is being kicked around by some college presidents (see the appropriate Asylum article for more details).
Thanks for any response, admin!
Edited, Aug 23rd 2008 7:25am by Darqflame